And so FY numbers have been coming out. Nothing pretty. But hey Chinese tourism is back with a vengeance, the market knew 4Q18 was going to be rubbish hence the performance so the weak export #’s are no surprise. Its a new year and a fresh start, things can only get better or will it? […]

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Here’s the link: http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/2018ar/2018ar.pdf Just go to it! And if you’re a bit lazy here’s a few snippets. The fact is that the annual change in Berkshire’s book value – which makes its farewell appearance on page 2 – is a metric that has lost the relevance it once had Berkshire will forever remain a […]

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FPO wavers on deadline for IFRS 9 : The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has proposed that the Finance Ministry push back a mandatory effective date for specialised financial institutions (SFIs) to adopt International Financial Reporting Standard 9 (IFRS 9), currently scheduled for next January. Bangkok Post EC provides clarity on dissolution cases : The Election […]

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So here we are, some earnings are out and are meh, some are ok, nothing is really being knocked out of the park, although if you have a look at Thai Beverage’s (listed in Singapore) #’s their spirits (alcohol) business did gang busters business. Thai government stimulus paying off?

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Thai bonds to draw foreign investors : Rise in capital inflow seen if baht maintains upward trend in first half of year. The strengthening of the baht since the beginning of the year would draw foreign investors to the Thai bond market, said Thiti Tantikulanan, head of Kasikornbank’s Captial Markets Business Division, adding that sectors […]

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E-commerce in Thailand grew to Bt3.2 trillion last year: ETDA : Thai e-Commerce grew the most in the Asean region last year, due to changes in consumer behaviour, and its value is expected to hit Bt3.2 trillion, the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) said on Saturday. Government petitioned for safeguard extension : Seven steel-related associations […]

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And look at all these beautiful green days. Focus on divy’s until April and then lets see how the market unfolds post elections. It’s going to be a quiet week, CNY is ongoing throughout the region and Thailand’s equity market is the only one not closing during any working day.

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In this memo he takes on the topics of politics and economics and how its intertwined. Given that the acceleration (yes it was due to come at some point) of the global slowdown and financial markets volatility can be arguably due to the efforts of Trump to level the playing field with China. The discussion […]

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Cross-border trade misses target, up 6%. Thailand fetched 1.4 trillion baht in 2018 from all crossborder trade, including transit trade, up 6% from the year before, but the figure fell short of the target. The figure fell short of the 1.5-trillion-baht target set by the Commerce Ministry. (Bangkok Post, 26/01/19) EEC gets 400,000 rai for […]

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